
Date of issue: 10.05.2018
Song language: English
Meditation |
I met a little boy, he asked me, «Where are we now?» |
I met a little girl, she asked me if I was proud |
Of what I had become and what the world would allow |
I might put up a fight, but yet I’m still losing ground |
If a tree falls in the forest and no one hears a sound |
Did it really ever happen at all? |
Did it really ever happen at all? |
I’ll tell you this: I put the work in daily, so it’s my belief, I can’t fall |
As we go into the well of the black pool of genius, August Greene |
Time meets worth, rhyme beats birth of a new day, born again |
Good mornin', these beginnings never form an end |
Crowns of righteousness not to see the thorns again |
I argue with my aura, am I born to win or born to sin? |
Maybe both, contribute to daily growth, oath is taken like Liam Neeson |
Somebody take my daughter, they gon' cease from breathin' |
They body snatchin' black girls in DC |
Politics and propaganda on the TV |
Distractions, distractin' us from action |
It’s time for some, time for some passion |
There’s a time for patience, a time for communication |
A time for formation, a time when it’s overflow, and a time when it’s wastin' |
They say time’s on our side like a hip replacement |
This shine that I wear is from them times in the basement |
A time to rebuild, a time to be ill, a time to be still, a time that we heal |
On the mountain top, the youth from the fountain drop |
Thoughts about being forever young, it’s like a deacon never ever sung |
With the choir, this is praise and worship, everyday’s a circus |
I walked the tight rope, tryna find a way to work it |
Yeshua paid for our sins, that’s the greatest purchase |
To keep it 100, we made imperfect |
What I strive for is what I live for |
Studied the lessons, now the lesson is to give more |
And endure trials with style like Johnnie Cochran |
I rap with a gift that can’t be boxed in, winnin' is the doctrine |
Starin' time in the face, I guess that I’m a watchman |
My father created time, yes I’ma watch him |
Locked in, tryna get out of a sunken place |
A blackness that ain’t defined by time and space |
Name | Year |
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Better Than I Imagined ft. Robert Glasper, H.E.R. | 2022 |
The Light | 2009 |
Make Her Say ft. Kanye West, Common | 2008 |
Optimistic ft. August Greene, Common, Karriem Riggins | 2018 |
My Way Home ft. Common | 2005 |
Let Go ft. August Greene, Common, Rober | 2018 |
Get Em High ft. Talib Kweli, Common | 2004 |
Practice ft. Common, Karriem Riggins, Robert Glasper | 2018 |
Glory ft. Common | 2014 |
F.T.B. | 2006 |
Optimistic ft. Brandy, Common, Karriem Riggins | 2018 |
Black Kennedy ft. Common, Robert Glasper, Karriem Riggins | 2018 |
Decision ft. Mary J. Blige, Busta Rhymes, John Legend | 2007 |
Back Home ft. Common, Styles of Beyond | 2005 |
Swisha Suite ft. August Greene, Common, Robert Glasper | 2018 |
So Far To Go ft. Common, D'Angelo, Karriem Riggins | 2016 |
Respiration ft. Common | 2001 |
The 6th Sense | 1999 |
Fly Away ft. Common, Robert Glasper, Karriem Riggins | 2018 |
Jesus Piece ft. Kanye West, Common | 2011 |
Artist lyrics: August Greene
Artist lyrics: Common
Artist lyrics: Robert Glasper
Artist lyrics: Karriem Riggins